Sheet-metal container



H. J-. SCHAFFER SHEET METAL CONTAINER Filed May 15. 1922' 1N VENTOR [IE/VF) J- S HflFFER B Y W A TTOR NE ya.

is ngag ll liimmlheri an 1 after which the shelf may betiltied ,diago nally to the door opening so as to permit its withdrawal therethrough. ltzwill-be'ob served that the ribs 6 and 10 proi ide added rigidity for the lateral wailat thedooropenings and form a very effective and durable suppdrtfOr. the shelfiwithout the use' ofsolder and without soldering "operationsw "opening in lateral Wall through which ac; ceSsmay'be-h ad'to 'the interior of the c n-f V tail-lei, aside edgeof the lateral wall along qthe opening projecting into the container at The obendingof the lateral wall to formthe ribs-61 and lOand the door step Tinaj beeasily' accomplished in the usual sheet metal- 5 working apparatus,

V '7 I "fIt will be obvious that Variouschangesin the t details and arrangement of p arts herein Y described and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature ofv the'invention may suqapor'ting a shelf edge.

beinade by :fllOSG skilledinl the art within the principle and'scope of the invention. v 7 opening in a lateral wall, through which aceralwall disposed between end wallswith a section ofthe latenalqwall mitted to form a door opening through which access tothe interior may be had;- one of" the sideedges- 13D of the lateraliwallz.which forms the door "opening projecting into the interior of the 'casmgianddouhling back upon itself toform a vertically extending shelf supporting rib, p then extending back along the'outer face of '1 the lateral wall, and then outwa-rdlyat' right anglestheretoto form a vertical doorstep n11 allowing the lfslid able door when closed" to overlap the "lateral wall; 'thei shelf sup 1 porting rib having at a point intermediate ofitsjheight aslotjextending into the-same o IIA sheet metal container having-a lat--5 tainer, a side edge ofithe lateral wall along In witness whereof, my signatures; Y

. H'ENRY- J, SGI-IAFFER.

from the inneredge and into which the edge ofria shellfmay b'e disposedfor support;

2 A sheetmetal container having a lateralwwall disposed between end walls, with. a; secti0n i of the lateral wall omitted to "fern;

a doorlopening through which access is had 'to the interior of the-container, one of the sideedges oi the lateral Wall along the open- 7 'ing having a doubled back portion projecting as-a 'rib intothetcontainer and'provided with a notch in itsinner edge in which a l shelf may be receivedand supported:

sheet metal container having an F substantiallya, right angle to the lateral wall we r 451?! sheet' 'metal container having an Jess may-be hadf'tO the interior of the conthe opening projecting into the container at V 7 substantially a rightiangle to thelateral wall j and: doubling back upon itself to form a ver- 'tical inwardly projecting rib, then-doubling backalongthe lateral walhand then outwardly to form a doorstop rib allowing the l slidable-door when closed to overlap the lateral walL- thefirst mentioned rib" having intermediate of it'svlength ledge for support-- ing a "shelf edge. 1

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